John Tavares vs Kyle Connor

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John Tavares and Kyle Connor compared on their NHL careers: John Tavares played 17 seasons, 2009-10 to 2025-26, Kyle Connor 10 seasons, 2016-17 to 2025-26.

Who has the better career numbers?

John Tavares leads in 4 of the 7 lines, Kyle Connor in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

John Tavares and Kyle Connor career totals
1,266GP695
525G323
660, betterA351
1,185, betterPTS674
-49+/--11, better
549PIM155, better
167, betterPPG72
3SHG9, better
86, betterGWG65
—TOI/G—

How do they compare in the playoffs?

John Tavares and Kyle Connor postseason
75GP58
28G20
25A29, better
53, betterPTS49
-20+/--3, better
30PIM6, better
8, betterPPG3
0SHG0
6, betterGWG5
—TOI/G—

Where each stands all time

John Tavares and Kyle Connor all-time places
47th (1,185), betterPoints244th (674)
31st (525), betterGoals159th (323)
60th (660), betterAssists—
36th (167), betterPower-play goals266th (72)
24th (86), betterGame-winning goals75th (65)

Among the NHL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

John Tavares and Kyle Connor titles and awards
—Championships—
—Lady Byng Trophy1, better

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

John Tavares and Kyle Connor season by season
1st2009-102016-17
2nd2010-112017-18
3rd2011-122018-19
4th2012-132019-20
5th2013-142020-21
6th2014-152021-22
7th2015-162022-23
8th2016-172023-24
9th2017-182024-25
10th2018-192025-26
11th2019-20—
12th2020-21—
13th2021-22—
14th2022-23—
15th2023-24—
16th2024-25—
17th2025-26—